"Vivid colors...maintain the attention of the very young." - Lee Ashford for Readers' Favorite. A children's book of contrasts and opposites with diverse characters and vivid illustrations for concept comprehension (learn colors, verbs, and nouns; girls and boys ages 2 – 7, preschool – 2nd grade; Easy to read & level 1 ESOL/ESE).

"Smile, frown, sky, and ground.... Red, yellow, blue, brown.... Leap and bound, verb and noun, sight, smell, taste, sound."

The perfect length picture book for kids (not too long for adults): 26 full-color 8"x10" pages, 93 simple read-aloud words in verse—double for bilingual—written and illustrated by award-winning and best-selling author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (see all of Beckstrand's 60+ multicultural books).

Discover marine animals/ecology, water sports, rides, and foods in this multicultural book with counting activity and parts of speech (for beginning readers). Set at the historic Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (amusement park) in California, this kids' book has Pacific Islander and Hispanic characters and vivid illustrations for language comprehension. Get this book in Spanish, bilingual, and ebook versions.

#1, Sports Books for Kids series. More kids' sports books: Polar Bear Bowler: A Story Without Words; Great Cape o' Colors: Career Costumes for Kids; The Dancing Flamingos of Lake Chimichanga; Gopher Golf: A Wordless Picture Book. None of our picture books discuss gender or orientation. Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (worldwide rights © Aug. 2012; get classroom lesson plans) PremioBooks, libraries, schools, and all major distributors. LCCN: 2012912901; JNF020010, JUV009030, JUV009040, JUV054000, ISBN: 978-1479168941, eISBN: 978-1301623037